| Literature DB >> 2441731 |
P Kuusela, C Haglund, P J Roberts, H Jalanko.
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Serum levels were determined in 434 patients with benign and malignant gastrointestinal diseases and compared with the serum concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The highest proportion of elevated CA-50 levels (greater than 17 U ml-1) was found in patients with pancreatic cancer (73%). High levels were mainly associated with advanced cancer, but also half of the patients with a resectable pancreatic tumour had an increased CA-50 concentration. The CA-50 level was elevated in 37-58% of patients with colorectal, gastric, hepatocellular and biliary tract cancers. In all gastrointestinal cancers, CA-50 gave additional information compared with CEA and AFP, except in hepatocellular carcinoma where AFP was the best marker.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2441731 PMCID: PMC2002047 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1987.137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cancer ISSN: 0007-0920 Impact factor: 7.640